Narrative Writing

Narrative Writing

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Learn how to write a short story.


Narrative Tense and POV Points
13.17 Introduction 2
  Narrative Tense  
13.18 Narrative Tense (1) 2
13.19 Narrative Tense (2) 10
13.20 Present to Past 10
13.21 Past to Present 10
  Point of View  
13.22 Viewpoint 10
13.23 Point of View (1) 10
13.24 Point of View (2) 10
13.25 3rd Person Variations 6
13.26 Objective Viewpoint 10
13.27 1st Person Narratives 10
13.28 Omniscient Viewpoint 10
13.29 Objective, Limited, or Omniscient? 10
13.30 Point of View (Review) 10
13.31 I Am a Vampire 1
13.32 You See a Ghost 1
13.33 He Was an Old Man 1

Show, Don't Tell Points
14.27 Introduction  
  Show, Don't Tell  
14.28 Show, Don't Tell (1)  
14.29 Show, Don't Tell (2)  
  Describing Places  
14.30 A Cat Hides Under the Bed  
14.31 Tortoise Shell Gleamed from Couches  
14.32 On the Table Is a Coffee Cup  
14.33 I Love My Room  
  Describing People  
14.34 Physical Features  
14.35 Clothes Make the Man  
14.36 Grand Entrance  
14.37 Revealing Character through Action  
14.38 Revealing Character through Setting  

Vignettes Points
15.11 Introduction  
15.12 Visual Prompts  

  Narrative Writing Points
16.7   Introduction 2
    Warming Up  
16.8   Basic Terms 10
16.10   Genre 5
16.11   Conflict 10
16.12   Antagonists 1
16.13   Characters: Static vs. Dynamic 10
16.14   Theme 5
16.9   Your Story Idea 11
    The Six Story Elements  
16.15   Six Story Elements 1
16.16   Character 5
16.17   Situation 5
16.18   Objective 5
16.19   Opponent 5
16.20   Disaster 5
16.21   Story Question 5
    Cover Blurb  
16.22   Cover Blurb  
    Story Spine  
16.23   Story Spine 7
16.24   Story Spine Examples 5
16.25   Your Story Spine Outline 25
    Write a Dramatic Dialogue  
16.26   Adding Conflict to Your Dialogues 20
    Beginning  
16.27   Start at the Beginning 5
16.28   Establish the Narrative Tense and POV 3
16.29   Establish the Setting 2
16.30   Describe Your Hero's Character 4
16.31   The Precipitating Event 3
    Middle  
16.32   Rising Action (1) 9
16.33   Rising Action (2)  
    End  
16.34   Satisfying Endings 5
16.35   Shoe-Shine Boy 5
16.36   Deus Ex Machina 5
16.37   Tragic Endings 5
16.38   Moral Choice (1) 5
16.39   Moral Choice (2) 5
16.40   Getting What You Really Wanted 5
    Final Touches  
16.41   Adding Figurative Language 4
    Ready, Set, Go!  
16.42   Ready, Set, Go! 10

Short Story Points
17.16 Introduction  
17.17 Write Your Short Story!  
17.20 Dialogue Punctuation  
17.21 Control the Narrative Tense  
17.22 Exclamation Marks (Review)  

Common Style Mistakes Points
17.24 All-Caps  
17.25 Exclamation Marks  
17.26 Number Rule (Review)  
17.26 Capitalizing Titles (Review)  
17.23 Fancy Fonts